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Asia Pacific

Australia beef sales to U.S. to stay under quota
Australia is unlikely to reach its quota limit for beef exports to the United States this year, and possibly not until 2008, Australia's Agriculture Minister Peter McGauran said on Wednesday.

Cattlemen endorse levy increase
The Australian beef industry has endorsed an increase in the cattle transaction levy, in a bid to shore up its overseas markets against rising competition.

Beef & Steel
Japan and U.S. struggle over separate but possibly “entangled” trade issues.

China still on pig disease alert
In one of the strongest measures yet taken to combat the streptococcus suis disease, authorities in Beijing impounded at least 4,000 tons of pork from areas affected by the outbreak.

Philippines to impose stricter meat import rules
The Philippines will be stricter in issuing meat import permits to curb abuses by unscrupulous traders, said the country's Agriculture Secretary Domingo Panganiban.

Americas

Canadian beef to pressure U.S. prices
A federal appeals court's decision to allow Canadian beef imports to resume will result in lower cattle prices — but not dramatically lower, a University of Wyoming professor says.

Mad-cow fallout reshapes cattle industry
Canadian ranchers survived the mad-cow crisis by becoming farm teams for the American beef interests -- a move that's not likely to change now that the border is open.

USA

Tests rule out mad-cow disease in animal, U.S. government agency reports
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said tests on a tissue sample taken from an animal suspected of having mad cow disease showed no signs of the brain-wasting illness.

Bush signs Cafta, capping 19-month drive for the regional trade accord
U.S. President George W. Bush signed legislation today to implement the Central American Free Trade Agreement, capping a 19-month effort by his administration to cut tariffs between the U.S. and six Latin American nations.

U.S. scraps beef exports quota
The quota to supply beef exports to the United States will be scrapped from next year opening up the market to first in, first served.

Asia Pacific

Australia beef sales to U.S. to stay under quota
Australia is unlikely to reach its quota limit for beef exports to the United States this year, and possibly not until 2008, Australia's Agriculture Minister Peter McGauran said on Wednesday.

Cattlemen endorse levy increase
The Australian beef industry has endorsed an increase in the cattle transaction levy, in a bid to shore up its overseas markets against rising competition.

Beef & Steel
Japan and U.S. struggle over separate but possibly “entangled” trade issues.

China still on pig disease alert
In one of the strongest measures yet taken to combat the streptococcus suis disease, authorities in Beijing impounded at least 4,000 tons of pork from areas affected by the outbreak.

Philippines to impose stricter meat import rules
The Philippines will be stricter in issuing meat import permits to curb abuses by unscrupulous traders, said the country's Agriculture Secretary Domingo Panganiban.

Americas

Canadian beef to pressure U.S. prices
A federal appeals court's decision to allow Canadian beef imports to resume will result in lower cattle prices — but not dramatically lower, a University of Wyoming professor says.

Mad-cow fallout reshapes cattle industry
Canadian ranchers survived the mad-cow crisis by becoming farm teams for the American beef interests -- a move that's not likely to change now that the border is open.

USA

Tests rule out mad-cow disease in animal, U.S. government agency reports
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said tests on a tissue sample taken from an animal suspected of having mad cow disease showed no signs of the brain-wasting illness.

Bush signs Cafta, capping 19-month drive for the regional trade accord
U.S. President George W. Bush signed legislation today to implement the Central American Free Trade Agreement, capping a 19-month effort by his administration to cut tariffs between the U.S. and six Latin American nations.

U.S. scraps beef exports quota
The quota to supply beef exports to the United States will be scrapped from next year opening up the market to first in, first served.